diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/snap.txt
index 187bec6010..435b338fe9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/snap.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 > test -f tools/vite-plus-generator/package.json && echo 'Created at tools/vite-plus-generator' || echo 'NOT at tools/'
 Created at tools/vite-plus-generator
 
+> cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --git vite:generator 2>&1 || true # --git is unavailable for monorepo package create
+The --git/--no-git options are not available when adding a package to an existing monorepo
+
+
+> cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --no-git vite:generator 2>&1 || true # --no-git is unavailable for monorepo package create
+The --git/--no-git options are not available when adding a package to an existing monorepo
+
+
+> cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --git vite:application 2>&1 || true # --git is unavailable for monorepo package create
+The --git/--no-git options are not available when adding a package to an existing monorepo
+
+
+> cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --no-git vite:library 2>&1 || true # --no-git is unavailable for monorepo package create
+The --git/--no-git options are not available when adding a package to an existing monorepo
+
+
 > test ! -f apps/website/tools/vite-plus-generator/package.json && echo 'Not in apps/website/' || echo 'BUG: in apps/website/'
 Not in apps/website/
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/steps.json
index 72df0f7725..3b6cb0625d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/steps.json
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/create-from-monorepo-subdir/steps.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
       "ignoreOutput": true
     },
     "test -f tools/vite-plus-generator/package.json && echo 'Created at tools/vite-plus-generator' || echo 'NOT at tools/'",
+    "cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --git vite:generator 2>&1 || true # --git is unavailable for monorepo package create",
+    "cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --no-git vite:generator 2>&1 || true # --no-git is unavailable for monorepo package create",
+    "cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --git vite:application 2>&1 || true # --git is unavailable for monorepo package create",
+    "cd apps/website && vp create --no-interactive --no-git vite:library 2>&1 || true # --no-git is unavailable for monorepo package create",
     "test ! -f apps/website/tools/vite-plus-generator/package.json && echo 'Not in apps/website/' || echo 'BUG: in apps/website/'",
 
     {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt
index 5ff645a6e2..e192b25f9c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ No .yarnrc.yml
 > test -d vite-plus-monorepo/.git && echo 'Git initialized' # check git init
 Git initialized
 
+> vp create vite:monorepo --interactive --verbose --no-git --no-hooks --no-agent --no-editor --package-manager pnpm --directory verbose-no-git-monorepo # explicit --no-git should skip verbose monorepo git prompt
+> test ! -d verbose-no-git-monorepo/.git && echo 'No git initialized for explicit --no-git' || (echo 'ERROR: git initialized' && exit 1) # check verbose --no-git is respected
+No git initialized for explicit --no-git
+
 > test -f vite-plus-monorepo/.vscode/settings.json && echo '.vscode/settings.json exists' # check VS Code settings created
 .vscode/settings.json exists
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/steps.json
index d21c95879b..94070e802d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/steps.json
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/steps.json
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     "test -f vite-plus-monorepo/.gitignore && echo '.gitignore exists' || echo 'ERROR: .gitignore missing' # verify gitignore renamed from _gitignore",
     "test ! -f vite-plus-monorepo/.yarnrc.yml && echo 'No .yarnrc.yml' || echo 'ERROR: .yarnrc.yml exists' # verify no yarn config for pnpm",
     "test -d vite-plus-monorepo/.git && echo 'Git initialized' # check git init",
+    {
+      "command": "vp create vite:monorepo --interactive --verbose --no-git --no-hooks --no-agent --no-editor --package-manager pnpm --directory verbose-no-git-monorepo # explicit --no-git should skip verbose monorepo git prompt",
+      "ignoreOutput": true
+    },
+    "test ! -d verbose-no-git-monorepo/.git && echo 'No git initialized for explicit --no-git' || (echo 'ERROR: git initialized' && exit 1) # check verbose --no-git is respected",
     "test -f vite-plus-monorepo/.vscode/settings.json && echo '.vscode/settings.json exists' # check VS Code settings created",
     "test -f vite-plus-monorepo/.vscode/extensions.json && echo '.vscode/extensions.json exists' # check VS Code extensions created",
     "node -e \"const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process'); const file = '.vscode/settings.json'; const result = spawnSync('git', ['-C', 'vite-plus-monorepo', 'check-ignore', '--no-index', file], { stdio: 'ignore' }); const status = result.status; if (status === 1) { console.log(file + ' trackable'); } else { console.log(status === 0 ? 'ERROR: ' + file + ' ignored' : 'ERROR: git check-ignore failed with status ' + status); process.exit(status || 1); }\" # check VS Code settings are trackable",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts b/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts
index b0c328e8c4..2d3645f9d7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ export interface Options {
   verbose: boolean;
   agent?: string | string[] | false;
   editor?: string | false;
+  git?: boolean;
   hooks?: boolean;
   packageManager?: string;
 }
@@ -586,6 +587,12 @@ Use \`vp create --list\` to list all available templates, or run \`vp create --h
     );
     cancelAndExit('Cannot create a generator outside a monorepo', 1);
   }
+  if (isMonorepo && options.git !== undefined) {
+    cancelAndExit(
+      'The --git/--no-git options are not available when adding a package to an existing monorepo',
+      1,
+    );
+  }
 
   if (isInSubdirectory && !compactOutput) {
     prompts.log.info(`Detected monorepo root at ${accent(workspaceInfoOptional.rootDir)}`);
@@ -809,7 +816,9 @@ Use \`vp create --list\` to list all available templates, or run \`vp create --h
       }));
   }
 
-  const shouldSetupGit = await promptGitInit(options);
+  // vite:generator adds a package to an existing monorepo, not a new repository.
+  const shouldSetupGit =
+    selectedTemplateName === BuiltinTemplate.generator ? false : await promptGitInit(options);
   if (!isMonorepo) {
     shouldSetupHooks = await promptGitHooks(options);
   }
@@ -891,7 +900,7 @@ Use \`vp create --list\` to list all available templates, or run \`vp create --h
   if (templateInfo.command === BuiltinTemplate.monorepo || isBundledMonorepo) {
     // Ask up-front so the prompt isn't buried under scaffold output.
     let shouldInitGit = shouldSetupGit;
-    if (options.interactive && !compactOutput) {
+    if (options.interactive && !compactOutput && options.git === undefined) {
       pauseCreateProgress();
       const selected = await prompts.confirm({
         message: 'Initialize git repository:',